Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-01
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CLALLAM INDIANS

CLALLAM INDIANS.
On the straits of Juan de Fuca,
near New Dungeness, there is small
Indian settlement at jamestown. This
is the home of Clallam Indians, about
200 in number. There is no reserva-
ton there and the government makes
little provisions for them except in the
furnishing of teacher for their school
of some twenty scholars. These In
dians really belong to the Skokomish
reservation and are now under the
control of Superintendent Eells of
of the Puyallup agency. They have
wandered away, however, from this
reservation, a distance of nearly 100
miles to their present location. Some
time in the year 1873 they went to
jamestown and there purchased about
200 acres of land, much of which is
good agricultural land, upon which
many of them make their living. The
remainder of them who have no lands,
but work for the white farmers, and
fish in the straits. After they had
been there for some time, probably a
couple of years or more, they found a
way to procure whisky from the whites,
and INDUCED freely in drinking and
frequently became dangerous to the
members of their own race, as we'll as
the whites. Some complaint was made
and the government became aware of
the fact of their frequent sprees and
acts of dissipation. In view of the
imminent peril of white residents near
by, the government ordered Superin-
tendent Eells to remove them from the
straits to the Skokomish reservation.
He went down and held consultation
with them and explained to them why
they had been ordered to remove to
the reserve, which they had abandoned.
They told Mr.. Eells that they dranl,
no more than the white men did how.
ever, if that was the only reason VIII,
they must be removed, they would de-
sist from drinking, as they would much
rather live there than to 60 back to
the reservation and receive annuties
allowed them by the government. Up
on the strength of this promise, the
government deeming them rs we'll off
there as upon the reservation, allowed
them to remain, where they are to-day.
AT NEAH BAY.
Six miles from the mouth of the
Straits and near the Pacific ocean and
Cape Flattery lighthouse at Neah Bay
are the Makah Indians. A short dis
tance from there is the Quillayute set
tlement, the inhabitants of which are
known as the Quillayutes. Both of
these tribes are within the Neah Bay
agency superintended by the Agent
William s. Powell. The Indian village
at Neah Bay is one of the prettiest of
all the agencies, and particularly in
summer and early fall is charming
resort. The mountain scenery of the
Olympic and Coast range is particu-
larly wild and romantic. There is lit
tie agriculture upon the reservation.
In front are the straits and the ocean,
while directly hack are foothills of the
mountains, dense forest and heavily
timbered country. Upon the reserva-
ton are 800 Indians. There are two
schools, both well attended, with a
corps of teachers and every oppOrtun-
ity afforded for the education of the
race. These Indian are very indus
trious and enterprising race as a rule,
although many are extremely dull and
lazy. These subsist solely by hunting,
sealing and other fisheries. They own
five sealing schooners and for about
four months beginning in February
they are busily engaged in catching
seal, skins of which are converted into
money. They kill some few whales
and catch many deep sea fish of large
size.
ALONG THE COAST.
The last and most distant is the
Quinault agency along the coast near
Gray's Harbor in charge OF Capt.
Charles Willoughby. On the reserva-
ton are about 500 Indians, composed
of the Quillayutes, Hobs and Quits.
They are scattered along the coast from
Gray's Harbor to Cape Flattery.
These tribes and classes are endowed
with less degree of the human in
stinct than any of the others men,
toned. They know little, if any
thing, of the world except to hunt and
fish along the coast, and to kill elk,
deer and bear in the mountains, which
form their chief subsistence. They
are extremely superstitious, oppose
education and adhere to the original
ideas, customs and manners of the
early ages of the race. They are dull,
indolent and quiet bereft of learning
and advancement. They. however,
have a fine school at ,Quinault, and
Captain Willoughby does all in his
power to instruct the young children.
The school is small, numbering about
, twenty-five scholars most of the time.
The Indians there are so superstitious
that they have been known to carry
their dead out of the top of their
houses, fearing death to those who
passed in and out of the door if de.
ceased person should be carried out
/ that WaV The mortality among